USAF Spectrum Warfare Wing accelerates in‑house waveform development as EW proliferates

The Air Force's Spectrum Warfare Wing is accelerating in‑house development of electronic‑attack and sensing waveforms to keep pace with proliferating electronic warfare threats, Col. Larry Fenner told Breaking Defense. The push aims to deliver tailored EW capabilities rapidly to support nonstop global operations.

Discovered 2025-09-24T07:08:22.633343-07:00 | 2025-09-24T07:08:22.633343-07:00

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The move signals a shift toward faster, organic capability development to close operational gaps, aligning with the USAF's broader call to speed acquisition and integration of emerging technologies.
Accelerating waveform work directly supports the service's EW force expansion and platform upgrades, complementing recent efforts to stand up new electronic warfare squadrons and field advanced aircraft EW suites like the ALQ-257 IVEWS assessment on F-16s.

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